Birds of Armenia

272 species recorded at 3 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Eurasian MagpiePica pica

Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Eurasian CootFulica atra

Common PochardAythya ferina

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus

Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

Armenian GullLarus armenicus

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Great EgretArdea alba

Most recorded

White WagtailMotacilla alba

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus

Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

Red-crested PochardNetta rufina

Purple HeronArdea purpurea

Little EgretEgretta garzetta

White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus

Common CuckooCuculus canorus

Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax

GadwallMareca strepera

Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca

Western JackdawColoeus monedula

Hotspots with the most records

restricted accessArarat Province228 species
Norashen ReserveGegharkunik Province172 species
Mt Aragats Summit RoadAragatsotn Province141 species

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All species recorded · 272

Greylag Goose Anser anser
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Little Crake Zapornia parva
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Twite Linaria flavirostris
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus